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HOUSE
FILE
2137
BY
BARKER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
businesses
removing
and
disposing
of
1
wild
animal
carcasses,
including
licensing,
reciprocity,
2
possession,
and
reporting
requirements
for
carcass
removers.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
481A.161
Definition.
1
As
used
in
this
subchapter,
“carcass
remover”
means
any
2
person,
firm,
partnership,
or
corporation
engaged
in
the
3
business
of
removing
and
disposing
of
the
carcass
of
any
wild
4
animal
from
public
or
private
land,
including
any
public
road
5
or
right-of-way.
6
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
481A.162
License
——
reciprocity.
7
1.
The
commission
shall
issue
licenses
and
area
permits
8
to
carcass
removers
that
allow
the
carcass
remover
to
remove
9
and
dispose
of
the
carcass
of
any
wild
animal
from
public
or
10
private
land,
including
any
public
road
or
right-of-way,
in
11
Iowa.
A
license
shall
be
required
of
each
carcass
remover
12
and
each
employee,
agent,
or
representative
of
a
carcass
13
remover.
A
carcass
remover
shall
conduct
business
only
within
14
a
geographic
area
specified
on
the
carcass
remover’s
license
15
or
at
the
place
of
business
specified
on
the
license
of
any
16
carcass
remover.
A
nonresident
licensed
carcass
remover
may
17
purchase
area
permits
to
operate
within
geographic
areas
18
other
than
within
the
area
specified
on
the
carcass
remover’s
19
license.
A
resident
licensed
carcass
remover
may
obtain
20
area
permits
without
fee.
Each
area
permit
shall
be
valid
21
only
within
the
geographic
area
specified
on
the
area
permit
22
and
shall
entitle
the
carcass
remover
and
employee,
agent,
23
or
representative
of
the
licensed
carcass
remover
to
operate
24
within
that
geographic
area.
The
commission
shall,
upon
25
application
and
the
payment
of
the
required
license
or
permit
26
fee,
if
any,
furnish
the
proper
license
and
area
permits
to
the
27
remover.
28
2.
a.
A
resident
of
another
state
shall
pay
a
fee
in
an
29
amount
established
by
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
30
for
the
nonresident
carcass
remover’s
license
unless
that
state
31
has
a
reciprocity
agreement
with
this
state.
The
reciprocity
32
agreement
must
provide
that
each
state
will
charge
nonresidents
33
from
the
other
state
the
same
fee
for
the
nonresident
carcass
34
remover’s
license
and
the
fee
under
the
agreement
must
be
less
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than
the
fee
of
this
state
for
nonresidents
and
higher
than
the
1
fee
of
this
state
for
residents.
2
b.
The
commission
shall
adopt
by
rule
fees
for
the
issuance
3
of
resident
and
nonresident
carcass
remover
licenses
and
area
4
permits
under
this
subchapter.
The
fees
shall
be
based
on
the
5
cost
of
administering
this
subchapter.
6
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
481A.163
Possession
of
carcasses.
7
A
licensed
carcass
remover
may
have
in
their
possession
at
8
any
time
carcasses
of
animals
that
have
been
lawfully
removed.
9
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
481A.164
Disposal
requirements
——
10
antlers.
11
The
antlers
on
a
deer
removed
by
a
licensed
carcass
remover
12
shall
be
delivered
to
the
local
conservation
officer
for
13
disposal.
14
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
481A.165
Reports.
15
Carcass
removers
shall
keep
accurate,
current
records
16
of
carcass
removal
and
disposal.
The
records
shall
show
17
the
number
and
kinds
of
carcasses
that
have
been
removed
18
and
disposed
of,
the
date
of
removal
and
disposal,
and
the
19
approximate
location
of
the
disposal.
Such
records
shall
be
20
open
at
all
reasonable
times
to
inspection
by
the
commission.
21
On
or
before
May
15
of
each
year,
each
carcass
remover
shall
22
file
a
verified
report
with
the
commission.
The
report
shall
23
include
all
removals
and
disposals
for
the
preceding
year.
24
Sec.
6.
CODE
EDITOR
DIRECTIVE.
The
Code
editor
shall
25
designate
sections
481A.161
through
481A.164,
as
enacted
by
26
this
Act,
as
a
new
subchapter
within
chapter
481A,
entitled
27
“Carcass
Removers”.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
relates
to
businesses
removing
and
disposing
32
of
wild
animal
carcasses,
including
licensing,
reciprocity,
33
possession,
and
reporting
requirements
for
carcass
removers.
34
The
bill
defines
“carcass
remover”
as
any
person
or
business
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entity
engaged
in
the
business
of
removing
and
disposing
of
1
the
carcass
of
any
wild
animal
from
public
or
private
land,
2
including
public
roads
and
rights-of-way.
3
The
bill
requires
the
natural
resource
commission
4
(commission)
to
issue
licenses
and
area
permits
to
carcass
5
removers
that
allow
the
carcass
remover
to
engage
in
business
6
within
Iowa.
The
bill
requires
a
license
for
each
carcass
7
remover
and
for
each
employee,
agent,
or
representative
of
a
8
carcass
remover.
The
bill
provides
that
a
licensed
carcass
9
remover
may
conduct
business
only
within
the
geographic
area
10
specified
on
the
license
or
at
the
place
of
business
specified
11
on
the
license.
The
bill
authorizes
the
issuance
of
area
12
permits
that
allow
a
carcass
remover
to
operate
in
additional
13
specified
geographic
areas.
A
nonresident
licensed
carcass
14
remover
may
purchase
area
permits
to
operate
outside
the
15
geographic
area
specified
on
the
remover’s
license,
while
a
16
resident
licensed
carcass
remover
may
obtain
area
permits
17
without
a
fee.
Each
area
permit
is
valid
only
within
the
18
geographic
area
specified.
The
bill
directs
the
commission,
19
upon
application
and
payment
of
any
required
license
or
permit
20
fee,
to
issue
the
proper
license
and
area
permits.
21
The
bill
establishes
reciprocity
provisions
for
nonresident
22
carcass
removers
and
requires
the
commission
to
adopt
rules
23
establishing
fees
for
carcass
remover
licenses
and
area
24
permits.
25
The
bill
authorizes
a
licensed
carcass
remover
to
possess
26
carcasses
of
animals
that
have
been
lawfully
removed.
27
The
bill
requires
the
antlers
on
a
deer
removed
by
a
licensed
28
carcass
remover
to
be
delivered
to
the
local
conservation
29
officer
for
disposal.
30
The
bill
requires
carcass
removers
to
maintain
accurate
31
and
current
records
of
carcass
removal
and
disposal.
The
32
records
must
include
the
number
and
kinds
of
carcasses
removed
33
and
disposed
of,
the
dates
of
removal
and
disposal,
and
the
34
approximate
location
of
disposal.
The
bill
requires
the
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records
to
be
open
to
inspection
by
the
commission
at
all
1
reasonable
times.
The
bill
further
requires
each
carcass
2
remover
to
file
a
verified
annual
report
with
the
commission
3
on
or
before
May
15
of
each
year
that
includes
all
removals
and
4
disposals
from
the
preceding
year.
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